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Naming buildings now under scrutiny
ªThis is an ordinance thatpractice of naming cityafter the former statewere among the councilbeen crucial to obtaining
The practice of
n
has been in the works forproperties to promote livingsenator.members who voted in fa-about $800,000 from the
naming buildings after
months and has nothing topoliticians.Martnez said the ordi-vor of the new name.state to pay for the park in
living people can cause
do with the elections,º Her-The ordinance namednance could not be appliedThe controversy overwest Hialeah. Once the
problems if the honoree
nndez told El Nuevo Her-ªHistoric Preservationº pre-retroactively. However, henaming public properties af-work was finished, then-
later gets into trouble.
ald. ªPeople have been crit-sented by Hernndez wassaid Hernndez and theter controversial figures ismayor Martnez decided in
icizing that in Hialeah, pub-scheduled for first readingcouncil have the right to ap-not recent. In June 2012, Her-2003 to name the park to
BY ENRIQUE FLOR
eflor@elnuevoherald.com
lic buildings and parks areon Tuesday, according toprove a resolution that di-nndez's critics questionedhonor Casas.
Less than a week after be-named after living electedthe council's agenda.rectly leads to removing thehis administration for nam-ªThese kinds of proposals
ing reelected mayor of Hia-officials.ºIn Hialeah, at least twonames on those properties.ing a street in east Hialeahare laughable,º Casas said. ªI
leah, Carlos Hernndez an-Hernndez said on Sun-city properties are namedªLaws are not applied ret-after Banah Sugar, whosereally think it would be a big
nounced that he will submitday that the measure is a re-after living former electedroactively,º Martnez said.owner and several of its ex-mistake for the mayor and
to the council an ordinancesponse to criticism fromofficials: City Hall, namedªBut if they want to elimi-ecutives were convicted ofthe council to approve that
to prohibit naming any cityHialeah residents that addsRal Martnez in honor ofnate our names it's their de-drug trafficking.ordinance. I wish the mayor
property after a livingto questioning from otherthe former mayor, and thecision. Hernndez or theCasas considers Hernn-success in his job, but he is
person.communities of the abusivewrong to plant more
Roberto Casas Park, namedcouncil cannot erase the his-dez's initiative an act of re-
tory of my 28 years ofvenge against people whoreprisals.º
service.ºhave criticized hisHernndez said he wasn't
The City Hall building atadministration.motivated by politics.
501Palm Ave. was inaugurat-ªI think this is an abjec-ªThere is no political re-
ed in the late 1960s andtion on the part of mayorvenge here. If that's how
named for Ral Martnez inHernndez,º Casas said.they want to interpret it,
2006 under then-mayor Ju-ªThis is political retaliationfine,º Hernndez said. ªIf
lio Robaina's administra-against those who disagreetheir egos are going to be af-
tion. Hernndez and currentwith him.ºfected, that's their problem.''
Commissioner Jos CaragolCasas said his work had
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